Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 281/08
Hearing date 5 Aug 2008
Determination date 06 August 2008
Member M Urlich
Representation G Hudson ; no appearance
Location Auckland
Parties Provida Foods Ltd v Gower
Summary RECOVERY OF MONIES - No appearance for respondents - Applicant sought to recover overpayment of wages - Applicant's chief executive officer gave evidence of sums owing - Authority satisfied amount of $1038.54 mistakenly paid to respondent and no response to demand for repayment - Authority deducted unpaid holiday pay from mistakenly paid sum -Authority not satisfied $75 offered to respondent to be deducted from mistakenly paid sum - Found no evidence term of employment that respondent's vehicle expenses be reimbursed - Found respondent not entitled to retain mistakenly paid sum because applicant did not invoke Wages Protection Act 1983 - Authority ordered respondent to pay applicant $807.53
Result Application granted ; Recovery of monies ($807.53)
Main Category Recovery of Monies
Number of Pages 4
PDF File Link: aa 281_08.pdf [pdf 17 KB]